Car-door device



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Aprilzz, 1930. w. E. WINE CAR DOOR DEVI CE Filed Nov. 16. 1923 4Sheets-Sheet Patented Apr. 22, 1930 WILLIAM E. WINE, OF TOLEDO, OHIOCAR-DOOR DEVICE Application filed November 16, 1923.

This invention relates to railway cars and more particularly to animproved hopper construction and door arrangement therefor, togetherwith improved means for holding' the doors firmly to their seats andsubstantially sealing them.

An important obje-st of my invention, generaliy stated, is to provide supporting mea-ns which will serve as an emergency stop for preventing`unlatching of the doors in case they become distorted or loose, thesupporting means also acting' to insure proper closing of the dooragainst its seat.

Another object is the provision of fulcruni means whereby a pinch bar orits equivalent may be. enga-ged with the door arm and with thesupporting member whereby to permit forcinpr of the door to its closedposition praeti: ally regardless of the extent to which it may bedistorted.

Another object is the provision of a peculia r bracket member whichserves as the support for the door securing` hook and which has formedintegral therewith the extension support which constitutes the emergencystop and' the fulcrnm for the. door closing pry bar, the bracket andhool structure being capable of manufacture as a unit adapted to be en-`raged upon an existing hop per f or etifectiingY securiiur of the doorthereof.

The invention further contemplates` the improvement of door spreaders orstiifteners and door arms whereby their eiciency will be increased,together with minor impro veine-nts iii the general structural assembly.

To the attainment of the foregoing objects and advantages, the inventionconsists in the detaiis of construction and arrangement of parts to behereinafter described and pointed out in the appended claims, althoughit should be understood that the present forms are merelyexemplitications of preferred structure and that various changes andmodifications may be made without departing from the salient featuresofthe invention as pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings chosen to illustrate two possible. embodiments of theinvention:

Figure 1 aA partial side elevation of ay cai hopper modified andequipped in accord- 1, po being omitted.

STATES PATENT OFFLCE Serial No. 675,039.

principles of the present iiitransverse section on the line rtions ofthe structure Figure 8 is an elevational view of a portion ot a door andthe bers.

Figure 4 is a plan door spreader and door arm.

Figure 5 is a view doors, dra-wn to a sin Figure Figure showing,however, a

i is a view associated locking ineinthe View of the end of in plan ofone of the aller scale.

(i is an end elevation of the door with the hinge and stitfener omitted.

similar to Figure 1, slightly modified ari'aiigi'linent of stifeningmember. door arm and sealing iange.

Figure 8 is a transverse section on the line 8`8 of Figure 7, portionsof the structure being omitted.

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure showing the modified in Figures 7and 8.

Figure 10 is a det id l() of Figure 8.

In the drawings wl characters designate throughout the a portion of ahopper hopper cars,

construction illustrated ail section on the line ierein similarreference corresponding' parts several views. I have shown of the typeused in twin it being unnecessary to illustrate more than this inasmuch:is the construction of cars of this type is so well known.

The hopper includes s ning' or i'ioor sheet Wlfely extendingy edge witha ple har 3 secured ther rivets 4. lio-or sheet by a door 5 which is Theedges of the side 2 dene the discharge openingl for the lading and thisopeningisordinarily closed preferably of pitite-like construction andformed a side sheet l and the 2 equil'iped at its transstiiieiiing an-'eto, as for instance, b v sheets 1 and with peripheral tianges 6 whichoperate to reinforce and stiffen the saine. it projects outwardly Thedoor is of such size that beyond the edges of the side sheet 1 and floorsheet 2. The peripheral iiangres referred to cooperate with certainelements of the inventio scribed so as to have Doors of this type n tobe hereinafter dea sealing effect.

are ordinarily hinged m0 to the car body above the hopper dischargeopening with the axis of the hinge pintles extending transversely of thecar. In this present instance the numeral 7 designates hinge leavescarried by the door and terminating in knuckles 8 which cooperate withand which are pivoted to the hinge pintle carried by or fastened to thecar in the ordinary manner. There are usually two hopper dischargeopenings at an end of a car ot the type indicated and the doors torclosing the same are mounted in pairs alining with each other andconnected by means ot a spreader 9 which may be secured by rivets t0 orthe like. The spreader is usually tastened to `both doors so that theymay be operated in unison and thereby torni in etiect a single doorwhich may be said to consist ot spaced sections. As this construction iswell known in the art it is not shown in complete detail on thedrawings. The spreader is conveniently formed as a channel bar havingits web lying lat against and secured to the outer side of the door bythe securing elements 1t) referred to, the flanges ot the channelextending outwardly away troni the door. This type of spreader is easilymanufactured and in many instances is better adapted to meet existingconditions than a spreader ot some other cross sectional configuration.Secured to the outer end ot the spreader and to the door, as by means otrivets 11 and 12. respectively, is a door arm 13 which may be ot anglebar construction and which has one end portion offset at 1-1; t'or theaccommodation ot the hinge lea T and its other endL angularly deflectedor oifset to pass by the flange 6 at the end ot the door.

An important feature of my invention is the provision ot an angularstrip or bar 15 located at the edge of the side sheet 1, said bar beingprovided with a ianged portion lo lying against and secured to theouter'side ot' the said side sheet, as tor example by rivets 16a. Thisbar 'further includes an outstanding portion 17 which extends outwardlyiroin the hopper at the edge ot the discharge opening and which servesas an abutment for the door when the latter is closed. Vl' his portion17 ot' the strip merges into a tlange 18 which may be substantiallyparallel with the door flange G and located outwardly thereof to act aseal when the door is closed. By referring to Figure 2 it will he notedthat when the plane ot' the side plate 1 does not extend at right anglesto the plane ot the door, the iiange 18 ot the strip or bar 15 may beinclined with respect to the side sheet 1 to correspond to the directionot the door flange 6. At this point it should also be stated that itpreferred, the door may be 'formed with corrugations or pressed out ribsl!) which lie approximately parallel with the marginal flanges and whichnot only serve to stitlen the door but also to co-act with the hopper atthe edges ot the side sheets thereot to torni an additional seal tor thelading ot the car.

For holding` such doors closed l provide a substantially self-containedsecuring mechanism which includes a cast bracket 2O mounted upon theside sheet ot the hopper in such position as to overlie the angularstrip or bar 15 thereon. This bracket preferably includes a main orplate portion 21 having spools or lugs thereon seating against the sidesheet 1, said spools serving to space the bracket away trom the sidesheet in substantially parallel relation with the flange 18 ot the stripor bar 15. A cover plate .5 is provided to overlie the pivoted end otthe securing hook 2l which is of that type having successive ledges 25and 2G adapted to engage the door arm 1B tor holding the door in nearlyor entirely closed position. have illustrated rivets 27, 28 and 29 whichserve to hold this bracket and cover structure upon the hopper. Therivet 28 additionally acts the pivot tor the hook 24 and the rivet 29serves as the pivot for a locking cam :i0 which is provided for thepurpose of holding the hook 24 in engagement with the door arm 13 sothat accidental displacement will not occur'.

On account ot the severity ot the service, doors ot this generalcharacter sometimes loosen and sag down away from their hinge pintlesand as a consequence, the doors may become unlatched or the door armsthereof become so positioned as to prevent the doors from being properlylatched. In order to prevent these defects, the bracket 2O is providedwith an extension 31 preferably integral therewith, said extensionprojecting outwardly beyond the edge ot the hopper side sheet and beyondthe plane of the closed door. This extension extends beneath the ireeend ot the door arm 13 and its edge l2 is inclined so as to intersectthe arc ot' swing ot the door arm thereby forming an approach plane i'orthe said arm. By this construction it will be seen that when the doorhas sagged troni loosening or distortion ot' the parts from wear orother causes, the extension 31 constitutes an auxiliary stop forarresting movement ot the door downwardly and away from its hingepintles. Furthermore it the door has sagged on account o the conditionsmentioned, the edge ot the extension is so termed and arranged withrespect to the door arm and door hook, that the door may be readilyswung to a position ot preliminary closure, but upon moveing the door toa more fully closed position, the door arm will engage and move alongsaid edge thereby forcing the door upwardly toward its hinge pintlesinto normal fully closed position.

It will be observed that reference has been made to preliminary closingposition and 'fully closed position, depending upon whether the ledge 25or 26 be engaged with the door arm, In explanation, it should be statedthat the door may be easily swung manually into such position that theledge 25 will engage the arm 13. For moving the door so that the armwill be engaged bythe ledge 26, with the door seating against theabutment flange 17, it sometimes becomes necessary to employ lever meanssuch as a pinch bar, lever, long handled Wrench, or the like. To permitsuch action, the outer end of the door arm 13 is formed with apreferably elongated opening 33 constituting a seat through which apinch bar, illustrated at 34, may be inserted, and the outer end of theextension 31 is provided with a socket 35 constitutingI a fuloru'mwithin which the lower end of the pinch bar may be seated. This socketis preferably open at the outer face of the extension and is locatedinwardly of the opening 33, with respect to the side of the car so thatthe outer or upper end of the pinch bar will extend upwardly andoutwardly with respect to the car and thus be readily accessible to anoperator. By applying the lever as described and as shown in 'Figure 3,the door may be forced from partly to fully closed position even thoughthe parts may be badly distorted, loose from wear, or otherwisederanged. The wall 35, at the end of the socket, or at the end of theextension v311, is preferably thickened as it eX- tends upwardly, boththe inner and outer surfaces diverging and the upper edge 37 beingrounded so that the pinch bar or lever may rock upon the crown of theedge. The shape of the socket is such that the inner edge may be said tooverhang the bottom of the socket to a limited extent for preventing thepinch bar from slipping out when fulcrumed in the socket during theoperation of forcing the door shut. This socket is most clearlyillustrated in Figure 10 which is common to both embodiments of theinvention. It will of 'course be appreciated that in addition toemployine the prying or fulcrum means for forcing tie door to fullyclosed position, it may be used to force the door open should it becomestuck or frozen in closed position. To accon-iplish this result thelever is o erated in a direction opposite to that when t e door is beingforced shut, its lower end cooperating with the wall of the socketAopposite to wall 36.

In Figures 7, 8 and 9 there is illustrated a slightly modifiedarrangement through the general construction and most of the specificdetails are the same as above described. In this form, however, theangular strip or bar 15 is replaced by a stiffening bar 38 which may beriveted or otherwise secured to the side sheet 1, as indicated at 35).This stiflening` bar forms a solid base for the bracket structure 20above described, which bracket carries the hook 24. The bar 38 islocated tight joint. The other point of difference in this variation isthat the spreader 4l is formed as a. Z-bar instead of the abovedescribed channel bar, one flange 42 of the Z- bar lying against andbeing riveted or otherwise secured to the door, as shown at 43. rl`heweb of the Z-bar is outstanding with respect to the door and its otherflange 44 lies parallel with and somewhat removed from the door. Thedoor arm 45 is in this instance secured to the sheet 1, as for exampleby rivets 46, and may also be secured to tln` Z-bar spreader, asindicated at 47. The door arm lies above the Z-bar and its free endportion 48 offset so as to clear the flange 6 on the door. In otherrespects this 'form of the invention is the .same as the first desfribedform and its operation is identically the same.

I claim:

l. A railway car having a hinged door for closing a discharging openingof a hopper thereof, a pivoted member adapted to releasably maintainsaid door in closed position, a bracket aflixed to the car body andembodying a supporting base for the pivoted member, said bracket havingan extension arranged to project beyond the plane of the door when thelatter is in closed position constituting means for arresting movementof the door away from its hinge pintles.

A railway car having a Ahinged door for closing a discharging opening ofa hopper thereof, a pivoted member adaptfd to releasably maintainA saiddoor in closed position, a bracket affixed to the car body and embodyinga supporting base for the pivoted member, said brackethaving anextension :ar-ranged to project beyond the plane of the door when thelatter is in closed position, the door carrying an arm for engagement bysaid pivoted member, said extension having its top surface arranged atan inclination with respect to the arc of swing ot' said arm.

3. A railway car having a hinged door for closing a discharging openingof a hopper thereof, a pivoted member adapted to releasably maintainsaid door in closed position, a bracket affixed to the car body andVembodying a supporting base for the pivoted member, said bracket havingan extension arranged to project beyond the plane of 4the door when thelatter is in closed position, the door carrying an arm for engagement bythe pivoted member, and said extension ha ving an inclined surfaceprojecting beneath said arm and engageable thereby vto serve as anauxiliary stop.

4. A railway car having a hinged door for closing a discharging openingof a hopper thereof, a pivoted member adapted to releasably maintainsaid door in closed position, a bracket affixed to the car body andembodying a supportingbase for the pivoted member, said bracket havingan extension arranged to project beyond the plane of the door when thelatter is in closed position, the door being provided with an arm, andsaid extension having a portion underlying said arm and engageablethereby for directing the door to its seat.

5. A' railway car having a hinged door for closing-a discharging openingof a hopper thereof, a pivoted member adapted to releasably maintainsaid door in closed position, a bracket afiixed to the car body andembodying a supporting base for the pivoted member, said brackethavingan extension arranged to project beyond the plane of the door when thelatter is in closed position, said extension having a socket for theaccommodation of removable door prying means.

In a railway car having a hopper provided at its discharge end with ahinged door normally closing the same, a bracket secured to the hopperside, an arm on the door, a pivoted latch member on said bracket adaptedto engage said arm for holding the door closed, said bracket having anintegral extension formed with a socket for the accommodation ofremovable door prying means.

7. In a railway car having a hopper provided at its discharge end with ahinged door normally 'closing the same, a bracket secured to the hopperside, an arm on the door, a pivoted latch member on said bracket adaptedto engage said arm for holding the door closed, said bracket having anintegral extension formed with a socket for the accommodation ofremovable door prying means, and the arm having an opening for thepassage of the door prying means, the socket serving as a fulcrum.

8. In a railway car having a hopper provided at its dis:.harge end witha hinged door normally closing the same, a. bracket secured to thehopper side, an arm on the door, a pivoted latch member on said bracketadapted to engage said arm for holding the door closed, said brackethaving an integral eX- tension formed with a socket for theaccommodation of removable door prying means. the arm having an openingfor the passage of the door prying means, the socket serving as afulcrum and having a rounded upper edge' engageable by the pry means.

9. In a railway car having a hopper provided at its discharge end with ahinged door normally closing the same, a bracket secured to the hopperside, an arm on the door, a pivoted latch member on said bracket adaptedto engage said arm for holding the door closed, said bracket'having anintegral extension formed with a socket for the accommodation ofremovable door prying means, the arm having an opening for the passageof the door prying means, the socket servingbody and including a basefor said pivoted latch and further including an integral extensionarranged to project beyond the plane of the door when the latter is inclosed position, esaidextension constituting a combined auxiliary stopfor the door and a guide forl conducting the same to its seat and being'formed with a ulcrum orthe accommodation of removable door pryingmeans.

11. In a railway car having a hopper equipped with a hinged closuredoor, a pivoted hook adapted to engage an arm onrthe door for holdingthe door in closed position, a bracket secured to the hopper adjacent anedge of the door and providing a pivotal support for formed with a rigidextension projecting beyond the plane of the'closed'door and beneath thedoor arm, one edge of said extension being inclined so as lto intersectthe arc of swing of the door arm.

l2. In a railway car having a hopper provided with ya discharge opening,a door hinged to the hopper for closing said opening, a bracket securedto the hopper adjacent the discharge opening, a hook pivotally mountedon the bracket and adapted to cooperate with a door arm on the door forholding the door in closed position, said bracket being formed with arigid extension projecting beyond the plane of the closed door andbeneath the door arm, one edge of the said extension constituting, inthe event of sagging ol the door, an approach plane for the door arm.

13. A railway car4 having a hopper provided with a lading dischargeopening, a door for closing said opening and provided with a door armextending laterally therefrom, a hook associated with the door arm forsecuring the door in closed position, and a bracket carried by thehopper adjacent the opening thereof and constituting a pivotal supportfor the hook, said bracket having an integral extension projectingbeyond the plane of the closed door and beneath the door arm, and

being provided at its outer end with a seat for a removable door pryinglever.

14. In a hopper car construction, a casting adapted to be secured to thecar body adjacent an edge of the discharging opening of a hopperthereof, the hopper being equipped the hook, said bracket beingw,

with a door for closing the discharge opening, the casting having aportion arranged to extend beyond the plane of the closed door andequipped with an open sided socket adapted to accommodate a removabledoor prying lever.

15. In a car having a hopper provided with a discharge opening normallyclosed by a hinged door, a casting adapted to be secured to the hopperbody. latch means on the casting engageable with an arm on the door forholding the door closed, the door arm having an opening and the castinghaving a fulcrum socket adapted to receive a door prying lever.

16. In a car having a hopper formed with a discharge opening normallyclosed by a hinged door carrying an arm, securing means for the doorcomprising a bracket member adapted to be secured upon the side of thehopper near the opening and including separable sections. a door armengaging hook pivoted to and between the sections of the bracket, thebracket being formed with an eX- tension underlying the door arm andformed' with an open sided socket serving as a fulcrum for a door pryinglever, the door arm having an opening for the j'iassage of such lever.

17'. In a car having a hopper formed with a discharge opening normallyclosed by a hinged door carrying an arm, securing means for the doorcomprising a bracket member adapted to be secured upon the side of theho i )er near the o enino' and including se )aha b rable sections, adoor arm engaging hook pivoted to and between the sections of thebracket, the bracket being formed with an extension underlying the doorarm and toi-med with an open sided socket serving as a fulcrum for adoor prying lever, the door arm having an opening for the passage ofsuch lever, said opening being substantially iu alinement with thefulcrum when the door is in substantially closed position.

18. In a railway car having a hopper' provided with a discharge openingnormally closed by a hinged door equipped with a laterally projectingarm, a hook engageable with the arm. for holding the door in closedposition, and combined hoek carrying and door supporting' and guidingmeans comprising a bracket adapted to be secured against a side of thehopper near the discharge opening and upon which the hook is pivoted,the bracket being formed with an integral e'Xtension constituting meansadapted upon a closing movement' of the door and in case of saggingthereofl to force the door to normal closed position.

19. In a railway ear having a hopper provided with a discharge openingnormally closed by a. hinged door equipped with a laterally projectingarm, a hook engageable with the arm for holding the door in closedposiion, and combined hook carrying and door supporting and guidingmeaiiscomprising a bracket adapted tozbe secured against a side of thehopper near the discharge opening and upon which the hook is pivoted,the bracket being formed with an integral extension constituting meansadapted upon a closing movement or' the door and in case of saf'r I'ngthereof to force the door toA normal l-lsetj position, the bracket beingfurther provider with means for receiving one end of a` ,door pryinglever disposed in engagement with the door arm.

20. A railway car having a hopper provided with a discharge opening, adoor for normallyV closing said opening having a laterally extendingarm, and a member secured to the hof per adjacent the discharge openingthereof or cooperation with the door arm, said member having a portionprojecting beyond the plane of the closed door and being fashioned withan open sided socket constituting a fulcruni for a removable door`prying lever, the latter being adapted to cooper-- ate with said doorarm for moving the door to closed position. y i

21. A railway car having a hopper provided with a discharge opening, adoor for normally closing said opening having a laterally extending arm,and a member ,secured to the hopper yfor cooperation with the door armand adapted to extend beyond the plane of the closed door and beneaththe arm, said member having an open sided socketxformed integrallytherewith aiiording a fulcrum for a removable door prying lever, thelatter being adapted to engage the doory arm tor movin@r the door toclosed position.

22. n combination with a railway car provided with a hopper having a.lading discharge opening, a door for closing said opening, the doorbeing movable to open' position under the influence of gravity, nieansfor supporting the door in closedl position, and means carried by the'car affording a falcrum for the removable door-prying' lever, the latterwhen operatively associated with the ful'- crum extending upwardly\the'refrom, saidv fulcrum means having a portion for supporting thelever to prevent accidental downward movement of the lower end of thelatter.

23. In combination with a railway car provided with a hopper having alading discharge opening, a door for closing said opening, thedoor-being movable to open position under the influence of grai'iity,me'ai'is'fo'r supporting they door -i'n closed position, ne means'carried by the' hopper afroajng armena# for a removable'doo1pryingleverthflatter when in operative association' wail aid fui'- erum extendingupwardly therefrom in an outwardly inclined direction, said fullerummeans having a portion for suppbrting the lever to prevent'aceidenta-ldownward movement of the lowerendvof the latter.

24". In combination with a railway car provided with a hopper having alading discharge opening, a door for closing said opening, means forretaining the door in closed position, and a member secured to thehopper aifording a fulcrum for a removable doorprying lever, the latterwhen in operative association with said fulcrum extending upwardlytherefrom, said member having a shelf for supporting the lower end ofthe pry lever to prevent it from moving accidentally downward.

25. A railway car provided with a hopper having an inclined side sheet,said hopper being provided with a lading discharge opening, a door forclosing said opening, and means for retaining said door in closedposition, said means involving` a fixed member secured to the door andprojecting outwardly beyond an edge thereof, and a pivoted membersecured to the hopper side sheet and having a portion engageable withthe fixed member, the plane of operation of said portion forming anoblique angle with the hopper side sheet and with the longitudinal axisof the fixed member.

26. A railway car having a lading discharge opening, a hinged door forclosing said opening, a pivoted member operatively interposed betweenthe door and car body for supporting the door in closed position, and aplurality or relatively movable pry bar engaging members one of whichforms a pivotal support for the said pivoted member, said relativelymovable members beingadapted to cooperate with a removable pry barwhereby force may be applied to the door for inducing` movement of thelatter.

Q7. A railway car having a lading discharge opening, a gravity actuateddoor for closing said opening, means for supporting the door is closedposition involving a movable member and a fixed member, one of saidmembers being carried by the car body and the other by the door, and abracket on which the movable member is mounted. said bracket beingfashioned with means affording a fulcrum for a. removable lever adaptedto cooperate with the fixed member to induce movement of the door.

28. A railway ear having a lading discharge opening, a door for closingsaid opening movable to open position under the influence of gravity.and means for supporting the door in closed position involving a.pivoted member and a tixed member, one of said members being mounted onthe door and the other on the car body, a bracket upon which the pivotedmember is mounted, said bracket being provided with an offset portionfashioned to accommodate a removable lever for forcing the door toclosed position.

29. A railway car having a lading discharge opening, a Vdoor for closingsaid opening movable to open position under the influence of gravity, abracket secured to the car body adjacent an edge of the door, and meansmovably mounted on the bracket engageable with the door for supportingthe latter in closed position, said bracket having a portion affording afulcrum for a removable lever adapted to cooperate with the door forinducing movement thereof.

30. A railway car having a lading discharge opening, a door for closingsaid opening movable to open position under the influence of gravity, abracket secured to the car body adjacent an edge of the door, and meansfor supporting the door in closed position involving a member pivotallysecured to the bracket and a member ixedly secured to the door, saidbracket and said fixed member being fashioned with means for receiving aremovable lever Vwhereby the door may be forced to closed position.

ill. A railway car having a lading discharge opening, a hinged door forclosing said opening movable to open position under the influence ofgravity, a pivoted member mounted upon the car body engageable with theloer for supporting it in closed position. and means for cooperatingwith a removable lever adapted to force. the door to closed position,said means involving a member carried by the door forming a seat forsaid lever and a member carried by the car body forming a pivotedsupport for the hook and affording a fulcrum for said lever, saidfulcrum member being arranged with respect to said seat so as to permitthe lever to operate in a plane substantially parallel to the plane ofoperation of the pivoted door supporting member.

3Q. A railway car having a lading disv charge opening, a hinged door forclosing said opening movable to open position under the influence, ofgravity, a pivoted member operatively interposed between the door andcar body for supporting the door in closed position, and means forcooperating with a removable lever adapted to force the door to closedposition, said means involving a member carried by the door forming aseat for said lever and a member carried by the ear body forming apivoted support for the hook and affording a fulcrum for said lever.said members being disposed so as to permit the lever to extend upwardlyabove the fulcrum point and to operate in a plane substantially parallelto the plane otl operation of the pivoted door supporting member.

ln testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM E. W'lNl).

